ANNUALREPORT

2016

“To bring together and engage the community to rejuvenate Vancouver’s

natural spaces and urban places.”

2016 was another successful year for Vancouver Watersheds Alliance. Our programs continue to grow as we educate and engage the community. We sought to expand our outreach base, and welcomed many new participants this year.

2016 welcomed a new and exciting project—storm drain murals! Our micro-grant program helped fund 36 storm drain murals on Main St. in downtown Vancouver. We worked in partnership with 3 neighborhood associations (Esther Short, Hough and Arnada), Uptown Village Association, Vancouver Downtown Association, Clark County Mural Society, IQ Credit

Union and City of Vancouver Public Works. Due to the rain 18 were installed with the remaining being installed in 2017. Our community was very fortunate to have volunteer artists paint all the murals. The entire project was inspiring for all participants and the community. People were walking around looking for the murals and posting them on social media. I heard from many children who were excited to see what ones they could find and wanted to tell me all about them. One of the primary goals of the project was to educate the public about the importance of knowing what goes down the storm drains flows directly into the Columbia River. To help with this end goal, all murals had #drains to river and we distributed postcards to all the businesses near the murals with information about the project and storm drains.

We increased our numbers of volunteer invasive pulls in the parks, to help remove ivy, blackberries and other invasive species and the number of corporate and community groups participating in our above stewardship events. We continued our thriving annual tree planting program which helps restore the native growth in our riparian areas.

I am inspired by all our volunteers working to improve our local watershed—through planting trees, removing invasive plants, applying for grants, attending our educational film series and painting murals on our storm drains to educate the public about storm water health.

Geri Kromminga, Board Chair Amber Fox, Vice ChairKris Olinger, Secretary Nancy Hedrick, Treasurer

Robert BaconKari MullikinJeanne KojisBob PattersonTed Gathe

Sunrise O’Mahoney, Executive DirectorHaley Smith, Program CoordinatorBethany Wray, Program CoordinatorTom Dwyer, Program CoordinatorNancy Newland, Marketing Coordinator

A WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SPECIAL THANKSThe Vancouver Watersheds Alliance would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the organizational partners that have helped us fulfill our mission in the community.

STAFF

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“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.”

Sunrise O’Mahoney

Fort Vancouver High SchoolFort Vancouver Community LibraryFred MeyerHewlett PackardNew Seasons MarketSeize the BagelStarbuck’s CoffeeThe Intertwine AllianceTorque Coffee RoastersWells Fargo

BurgervilleChuck’s ProduceCity of Vancouver Public WorksClark College Environmental Science ClubClark County Conservation DistrictClark County Environmental Services (Clark County Public Health)Compass CoffeeCostcoDutch Brothers

2016 “Rejuvenating Vancouver’snatural spaces and urban places.”

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Participating volunteers

Grant award total

Bags of litter removed

Volunteer hours

Volunteer value

Native trees and shrubs planted by volunteers

Clean water neighborhood workshops

Community members attended our events

Burnt Bridge Creek walking tours

Environmental films shown to the public

Tree planting/invasive removal/clean-up events

Storm drain murals painted

Festivals & events

Yards of ivy removed

“Wetlands are among the earth’s greatest natural

assets... mankind’s waterlogged wealth.”

Edwar Maltby

VISION STATEMENT: “Rejuvenating Vancouver’s natural spaces and urban places.”

MISSION STATEMENT: “To bring together and engage the community to protect and

enhance the natural environment of Vancouver’s Watersheds”

As a 501(c)(3), we provide environmental restoration, community outreach, promote

volunteerism, and care for our water resources. Vancouver Watersheds Alliance

works independently with other community and governmental organizations as well as

volunteers to accomplish our mission.

Dog waste station and litter sign

We engaged nearly 30,000 community members and children at educational fairs, festivals and film nights this year. Our film series continued at the Vancouver Public Library hosting an average of 100 people per showing. We continue to grow our volunteer and member base.

Restoration and clean-up are vital parts of our mission. This includes maintaining the beauty of our public spaces by removal of invasive plants, particularly ivy. This year’s planting projects restored creek-side habitat and improved the overall health of the ecosystem. Our Project Restore program targets private property owners to restore environmentally sensitive creekside areas.

EDUCATION

RESTORATION

Topics:• non-point source pollution• stormwater• invasive plants• riparian ecosystem• what is a watershed?• sustainability• conservation• dog waste pollution mitigation• cigarette butt pollution mitigation

• In the Burnt Bridge Creek Area we planted over 3,500 native trees and shrubs in the riparian corridor and removed many yards of invasive species (ivy and blackberries).

• Over 539 volunteers worked over 1,658 hours on clean-up, planting and restoration

Events:• 25 festivals & educational events• 6 documentary films• 6 plantings & clean-ups• 2 Burnt Bridge Creek tours• 8 clean water neighborhodd workshops• 18 street murals painted

Assorted planting, litter clean-up and restoration events

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”Gary Snyder

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Our Neighborhood Grant Program seeks to empower our community to bring a greater sense of ownership and stewardship to our local environment. Our rolling application process makes the grant seeking process open year round to our community. Grants are awarded in sums up to $2,000.

NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS

FILM SERIES

Projects:• Dog waste stations• Invasive tree removal• Storm drain murals• Cigarette waste receptacles• Educational signs• Tree planting• Litter signs...and more

2016 - $22,000 awarded

Six films featured, the 4th Tuesday of the month January - June Pet waste stations and litter signs address

a major source of water pollution

Tree planting

Storm Drain Mural project.Educational illustration of the urban watershed pathway

(360) 852-9189VancouverWatersheds.org

PO Box 177 • Vancouver, WA 98666501(c)(3) Tax ID: 26-1506315

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Lauren StaplesDede Sorenson

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Eva Kelley

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Janet MacGregor Taylor Stinch�eld

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Sonja Hallstrom

Main StreetStorm Drain

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Tessa Barsic

Brittney FontynAmy Sha�er

Tessa Perler

Barb Holterman

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22nd

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McLoughlinLinda Pointer

Kelly Keigwin

Madelaine Olbricht

JamieLutz

Nancy Olson

Rachel StahlmanSabra Morin

PROJECT PARTNERS• Arnada Neighborhood Association• City of Vancouver• Clark County Mural Society• Esther Short Neighborhood Association• Hough Neighborhood Association• iQ Credit Union• Uptown Village Association• Vancouver Downtown Association

map not to scale

Vancouver Watersheds Alliance360-852-9189 • VancouverWatersheds.org

“Murals remind us that all water drains directly to the creek-ponds-groundwater-

river-ocean, mostly unfiltered and untreated”

ONLY RAIN DOWN THE DRAIN!

We all live onthe water . . .

SCOOP&

TOSS!All litter washes into our waters

Funded in part by:

2016 FIRST Quarter Report To: Geri Kromminga, Amber Fox, Robert Bacon, Kris Olinger, Nancy Hedrick, Kari Mullikin, Jeanne Kojis, Ted Gafey, Annette Griffy, Charles Ray, Hailey Heath, Rich McConaghy From: Sunrise O’Mahoney

The following summarizes the highlights of the Vancouver Watersheds Alliance program January, February, March 2016.

Staff

Sunrise O’Mahoney, Executive Director Jeannie Hoxer, Program Coordinator Haley Smith, Stewardship Coordinator Nancy Newland, Office Coordinator

Board Update

The Board met January 5, February 3, and March 2, 2016. Jeanne Kojis was approved for the board.

• COV grant details

• Potential name change

• Clark Conservation District grant

• Board membership expansion

• MLK update

• Kunze Mitigation update

• Project Restore

Stewardship:

Martin Luther King Day (MLK) was held January 18, 2016. This was the first year we hosted an ivy pull at Blandford Canyon. The event brought out over 240 volunteers and 80 yards of invasive English ivy was pulled.

This annual event is one of our main avenues to reach the public in a large scale call-to-action. The ivy pulling in this natural area makes a big impact on the native trees and water quality. We use this opportunity to further educate the public about environmental issues and promote our

grant program.

Date Ev ent Location Attendees Hours Person hrs Ev ent v alue* Ty pe City Task

Trees

planted

Yards of

inv asiv es pulled

18-Jan MLK Day Blandford Cany on 240 3 720 $ 19,828.80 iv y pull Stew ardship 80.00

Outreach Events and Education Programs:

All films for the series are selected and purchased. All films further our mission to educate the public about pressing environmental issues. It begins the fourth Tuesday of the month 6 - 8 PM, January – June, Free admission & pizza. The events host anywhere from 70– 135 attendees. Films from last year are available to borrow for free via our website:

Date Event Location(s)

Attendee

s

Type of

Event

Donation

JAN

Jan. 26th Food & Film: The True Cost Downtown Library 50 movie night

FEB

Feb. 4th

Uptown Village Neighborhood

Mtg Uptown Village 15

Neighborhood

Mtg

Feb. 23 Food & Film: Just Eat It Downtown Library 95 movie night

MARCH

Mar. 7th Clean-Water Neighborhood Downtown Library 14 workshop

Mar. 14th Clean-Water Neighborhood Downtown Library 19 workshop $9

Marc. 19th Burnt Bridge Creek Tour BBC 6 Tour

Mar. 22nd Food & Film: Lost Rivers Downtown Library 90 movie night

Mar. 30th Clean-Water Neighborhood Downtown Library 12 workshop

We partnered with Clark Conservation District, Department of Ecology and Clark County Environmental Services to run the workshops. The tours were put on in partnership with Clark conservation District and Department of Ecology.

Neighborhood Grants:

NA Project title Total

Lincoln

Restoring Lincoln Neighborhood's Tree Canopy $1,376

Burnt Bridge Creek Burnt Bridge Creek Neighborhood Tree Planting

$1,325

Hough Friends of Trees Neighborhood Planting

$1,431

Ogden Innovative Services - Planting Materials and Bark Mulch

$1,500

Ogden Innovative Services - Plants and Planted Areas

$1,500

Countryside Woods

Countryside Park Improvements & Educational Signage (Phase II) $1,500

Hough 2015 Tree of Heaven Refund ($625)

Hough Backyard Fieldtrip - Alphabet Garden $2,000

$10,007

$22,500

$12,493

Returns

Project Restore:

Our outreach continues with personal solicitations and neighborhood

association meetings. Photos of project sites were taken this spring. Recently

our work has concentrated on creating a tiered option of involvement for

property owners to choose from.

Current Projects

Property owner Location

Unitarian Church E. 18th

Dick McConser Linda Lane

Sharon Nations Linda Lane

Eileen Anderson Oakbrook (98th)

Ray & Lela Keim Oakbrook (98th)

Julie Singmaster W. Minehaha (Valley View)

Jeff & Stacy Mersereau

Oakbrook

Terry Edwards Oakbrook

Melissa & Gary Baker

E. 18th

Jeromonovs Algona

Steve Miller NW Vancouver

Donations:

Wells Fargo grant: $6,500 for stewardship (tools) and food for the 2016 film series

In-Kind donations for MLK Day:

Organization Donation Value Date Event

Costco Gift Card $50 1/11/2016 MLK Day

Starbucks Coffee+ Cups $300 1/18/2016 MLK Day

Trader Joe's Snack $150 1/16/2016 MLK Day

Kaiser Permanente Snacks $60 1/18/2016 MLK Day

Publicity:

Newsletter Statistics:

Accounting (1Q Projected):

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2016 SECOND Quarter Report To: Geri Kromminga, Amber Fox, Robert Bacon, Kris Olinger, Nancy Hedrick, Kari Mullikin, Rich McConaghy, Tanya Gray, Annette Griffy, Charles Ray, Rhonda Morgan, Dorie Sutton, Loretta Callahan, Hailey Heath, Brian Carlson, Jeanne Kojis, Ted Gathe, Bob Patterson

From: Sunrise O’Mahoney

The following summarizes the highlights of the Vancouver Watersheds Alliance program April, May June 2016.

Staff

Sunrise O’Mahoney, Executive Director Haley Smith, Program Coordinator

Board Update

The Board met April 6, May 4, and June 1, 2016. Ted Gathe and Bob Patterson were approved for the board.

Board Expansion

Strategic Plan

Summer Meeting

Clark Conservation District Workshops

Project Restore

Stewardship:

We had four small scale stewardship events this spring with a total of 110 volunteers. The tree ivy pulls and one litter cleanup were all a great success and volunteers worked had.

Thank you to Comcast, HP, Beit Shalom, and Clark County for participation!

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Outreach Events and Education Programs:

All films for the series are selected and purchased. All films further our mission to educate the public about pressing environmental issues. It begins the fourth Tuesday of the month 6 - 8 PM, January – June, Free admission & pizza. The events host anywhere from 70– 135 attendees. Films from last year are available to borrow for free via our website:

3-Apr Beit Shalom Iv y Pull Blandford Cany on 9 3 27 $ 743.58 iv y pull Stew ardship 2

30-Apr

Comcast Cares Iv y

Pull

Dav id Douglas

Park 47 4 188 $ 5,177.52 iv y pull Stew ardship 10

24-May HP Iv y Pull Dubois Park 27 3 81 $ 2,230.74 iv y pull Stew ardship 15

18-Jun

Frenchman's Clean-

up Frenchman's Bar 27 3 81 $ 2,230.74

litter clean-

up Stew ardship

6 trash bags/2

recy cling bags

APRIL

April 4th Clean-Water Neighborhood Downtown Library 6 workshop

April 6th Clean-Water Neighborhood Downtown Library 14 workshop

April 12th Clean-Water Neighborhood Downtown Library 11 workshop

April 20th Clean-Water Neighborhood Downtown Library 3 workshop

April 26th Food & Film: Flow Downtown Library 35 movie night

April 27th Clean-Water Neighborhood Downtown Library 11 workshop

MAY

May 11th Vancouver NA Mtg VPD 50

Neighborhood

mtg

May 12th Arnada NA Mtg Arnada Neighborhood 12

Neighborhood

mtg

May 16th Ester Short NA Mtg Ester Short 10

Neighborhood

mtg

May 17th Oakbrook NA Mtg Oakbrook 19

Neighborhood

mtg

May 24th

Food & Film: Plant This

Movie Downtown Library 65 movie night

JUNE

June 4th Burnt Bridge Creek Tour BBC 5 Tour

June 15th Urban Foresty Commission City Hall 8 COV mtg

June 15th Ester Short NA Mtg Ester Short 10

Neighborhood

mtg

June 28th Food & Film: Bikes vs. Cars Downtown Library 55 movie night

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We partnered with Clark Conservation District, Department of Ecology and Clark County Environmental Services to run the workshops. The tours were put on in partnership with Clark conservation District and Department of Ecology.

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Neighborhood Grants:

Project Restore:

Outreach was conducted along Burton Channel and Fisher’s Creek. Photos of

project sites were taken this spring. Recently our work has concentrated on

creating a tiered option of involvement for property owners to choose from.

Current Projects

Property owner Location Status

Unitarian Church E. 18th In maintenance: Ongoing weed abatement and maintenance. March 2015 photos taken. 6/3: Sent Water Tips postcard

Dick McConser Linda Lane In maintenance: secondary ivy removal/ clean-up week of 5/4/15. 3/2016: site photos taken. Ivy is growing back and needs follow-up maintenance. Dick would like to discuss

NA Project title Status Total Anticip.

Completion

Date

Lincoln

Restoring Lincoln

Neighborhood's Tree

Canopy In Progress $1,376 20-Feb

Burnt Bridge Creek Burnt Bridge Creek

Neighborhood Tree

Planting

In Progress $1,325 3/26/2016

Hough Friends of Trees

Neighborhood Planting Completed

$1,431 2/20/2016

Ogden Innovative Services -

Planting Materials and

Bark Mulch In Progress

$1,500 3/9/2016

Ogden Innovative Services -

Plants and Planted AreasIn Progress

$1,500 3/8/2016

Countryside Woods

Countryside Park

Improvements &

Educational Signage

Waiting for OK from Hailey

on signs

$1,500

Hough

2015 Tree of Heaven

Refund Refunded ($625)

Hough

Backyard Fieldtrip -

Alphabet Garden

In Progress

$2,000 4/15/2016

North Garrison

Heights of Northwood

David Douglas Park Pet

Waste

Approved. Check request

submitted $1,200 12/1/2016

Airport Green

Hearthwood Park Pet

Wast

Approved. Waiting on

signed Agreement $800 12/31/2016

Cascade Highland

Friends of Trees

Neighborhood Planting

Approved. Waiting on

signed Agreement $1,075 31-Dec

TOTAL $13,082

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native wildflowers being incorporated if possible. Also – common area is in bad shape, ivy is getting worse and weighing down trees. Dick also recommends reviving Linda Lane outreach now that PR is more established – neighbors are interested. 6/3: Sent Water Tips postcard

Sharon Nations Linda Lane In maintenance: Replanting and ongoing maintenance Spring 2016: Site visit/ photos taken. Sedges ordered and will be installed along shoreline experiencing erosion when high water recedes. 50 livestakes installed along hillside at east side of property near BPA land. Blackberry & ivy removed across the creek. Tim agreed to fill sand into mole holes (Jeannie sent email). DONE. Informed that Haley will be the new POC after May 5th

5/18: Sharon called about filling and reseeding her lawn. Scheduled to be completed the week of 5/23. 6/21: Visited Ruth Nation’s property with Sharon.

Eileen Anderson Oakbrook (98th) In maintenance: Prep work completed November. Property has been prepped. Large willow tree inspected by Urban Forestry, determined to be a hazard, and Eileen has approved removal. Planting will take place the week of 3/8. 3/31/16: Site visit/ photos taken. Sequoia understory cleaned up along with some planting. Eileen would like to incorporate native wildflowers into the plan. 4/18/16: Planting done. 6/3: Sent Water Tips postcard

Ray & Lela Keim Oakbrook (98th) In maintenance: 3/2016: prep work complete, planting complete mid-March 2016 – approx. 250 native shrubs and trees installed 3/2016: site photos taken 6/3: Sent Water Tips postcard

Julie Singmaster W. Minehaha (Valley View)

Active: First stage complete for 2015/2016 season: Prep & planting complete. Bridge replaced after wash-out. No mulch needed. Planting complete: 350 hemlock, cedar, indian plum, red osier, ferns and salal planted 3/2016: Site visit performed & photos taken. Julie is happy to be able to see the creek, and neighbors have been impressed and interested in the work. 4/18/16: Jeannie introduced Haley via email, announced she will be leaving VWA. Also – Julie is currently working on getting her neighbors on board – they have expressed interest but haven’t contacted us. She is working hard to get them to contact us! 6/3/16: Sent Water Tips postcard

Jeff & Stacy Mersereau

Oakbrook In maintenance: Planting complete - ~350 plants installed, per planting plan guidelines

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3/17: They are concerned about the bamboo coming back. Tim will have Owen keep an eye out to make sure it doesn't return. 3/2016: site visit/photos taken (Jeannie & Haley) 6/3: Sent Water Tips postcard

Terry Edwards Oakbrook In maintenance: Site visit/ photos taken. Ornamental

evergreen removed. Prep work complete (invasive removal, spraying). Tim called Arborscape 3/28/16 called to remove ornamental maple tree. Upon removal grass will be rototilled and plants will be installed. Waiting on Terry's OK on Planting Plan revision (sent Mar 30th, reminded 4/19). Tim Informed that Haley will be the new POC after May 5th

5/9: Planting complete. Haley introduced herself & asked about planting approval. Tim talked to Edwards about planting concerns 6/3: Sent Water Tips postcard

Melissa & Gary Baker

E. 18th In maintenance: Site prepped and planted. Spring 2016 photo

visit: discovered duckweed, reed canary grass, and a lot of lesser Celandine had popped up. Bakers also want to discuss native wildflowers, native sunflowers, foxglove, and ferns.

6/3: Sent Water Tips postcard

Corporate woods 51st and 112th On hold: they are looking into possible mitigation vs. restoration with Project Restore

Marts Jeromonovs Algona Pending 2016/2017: Photos taken March 2016. Tim hoped to

start prep work in early/ spring 2016 depending on timeline and workload. Possibly Mid-August

Steve Miller NW Vancouver Pending for 2016/2017: 5/18: Went to take photos. Steve wants to know prep/planting timeline for the year 6/3: Sent Water Tips postcard 6/16: Tim to go out to property in the next couple weeks to discuss prep work schedule

Gaylen Lister Burton Rd Pending for 2017/2018: Planting Plan and Agreement signed

and approved. Tim will have some native trees/shrubs installed on south east side of property Spring 2016 to address erosion issues. Full restoration is not scheduled until 2017/2018 season. Photos taken 3/2016. 6/30/16: Gaylen approved for the fence at the end of the property to be taken out

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Donations:

Community Foundation: $1,651 for trail maintenance

Publicity:

Newsletter Statistics:

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Project Restore

Stewardship

Outreach and Education

Grants Reporting

Payroll $ 6,505.00

$ 6,025.00

$ 1,809.00

$ 4,247.00

$ 346.00

Operating expenses

$ 3,290.00

$ 3,969.00

$ 2,712.00

$ 12,113.00

$ 173.00

Total $ 9,795.00

$ 9,994.00

$ 4,521.00

$ 16,360.00

$ 519.00

TOTAL 1st Quarter Actual *

$ 41,189.00

*We will submit the actual for 2nd quarter in the 3rd quarter

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2016 Third Quarter Report To: Geri Kromminga, Robert Bacon, Kris Olinger, Nancy Hedrick, Kari Mullikin, Jeanne Kojis, Bob Patterson, Ted Gathe, Rich McConaghy, Tanya Gray, Annette Griffy, Charles Ray, Rhonda Morgan, Dorie Sutton, Loretta Callahan, Hailey Heath, Brian Carlson From: Sunrise O’Mahoney The following summarizes the highlights of the Vancouver Watersheds July, August, September 2016

STAFF Sunrise O’Mahoney, Executive Director Hailey Smith, Program Coordinator

NEW WEBSITE Our website was updated and redesigned this quarter. It has enhanced functionality for donations, information and ties in to our robust social media campaign. www.vancouverwatersheds.org

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URBAN STORMWATER Mural Project Downtown beautification and education was ongoing this Fall. Carefully selected artists painted murals on many of the storm drains along Main Street. These murals remind people that all water drains directly to the creek-river-ocean untreated. Project partners: Hough, Arnada and Esther Short Neighborhood Associations, Uptown Village Association, Vancouver Downtown Association, Clark County Mural Society and IQ Credit Union

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Stewardship

Date Event Location Attendees Hours Type Other

8/20/2016 Beach Clean-up

Wintler Park 9 2.5 litter clean-up

10 bags of trash and recycling

Litter Pick-up.

Education

Date Event Location(s) Attendees

9/3/2016 Tree of Heaven walk

Downtown Vancouver

8

Tree of Heaven walk with the Urban Forestry Commision/Urban Forestry

4

Columbia River Watersheds Festival

NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS

Neighborhood Assoc. Project title Total

Lincoln Restoring Lincoln Neighborhood's Tree Canopy $1,376

Burnt Bridge Creek Burnt Bridge Creek Neighborhood Tree Planting $1,325

Hough Friends of Trees Neighborhood Planting $1,431

Ogden Innovative Services - Planting Materials, Mulch $1,500

Ogden Innovative Services - Plants and Planted Areas $1,500

Hough Backyard Fieldtrip - Alphabet Garden $2,000

North Garrison Heights of Northwood David Douglas Park Pet Waste $1,200

Airport Green Hearthwood Park Pet Wast $800

Cascade Highland Friends of Trees Neighborhood Planting $1,075

Lincoln Friends of Trees Neighborhood Planting $1,500

Arnada &Esther Short Storm Drain Grant $4,000

Esther Short Cigarette Receptacles $2,000

Fisher's Creek/ Hiddenbrook Terrance Friends of Trees Neighborhood Planting $1,560

Returns

Hough 2015 Tree of Heaven Refund ($625)

Total Awarded $20,642

Total for 2016 $22,500

Remaining $1,858

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PROJECT RESTORE Our outreach continues with personal solicitations and mailings. Recently our work has concentrated on summer neighborhood association meetings.

2 restoration contracts signed - 15 Neighborhood Associations reached - Stage 1 prep work commenced on 8 properties

VOLUNTEERS

Date Event Location Attendees Hours Person hrs Event value* Type

20-Aug Beach Clean-up Wintler Park 9 2.5 22.5 $619.65 litter clean-up

FILMS

Films for 2017 are being reviewed and purchased. The Film Series furthers our mission to educate the public about pressing environmental issues. It runs the fourth Tuesday of the month 6 - 8 PM, January – June. Free admission & pizza.

DONATIONS:

FRED MEYER: Your supporters (36 households) who shopped at Fred Meyer between 07/01/2016 and 09/30/2016 (Cycle 2016, Qtr 3) have contributed to your $140.83 total donation. Individual Donations or In-Kind donations: We received a generous private unsolicited donation of $500

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ACCOUNTING

Project

Restore Stewardship Outreach and

Education Grants Reporting

Payroll $ (762.16) $ 3,799.66 $ 4,429.53 $ 1,089.13 $ 171.34

Operating expenses

$ (424.32) $3,716.55 $ 4,395.34 $ 16,989.80 $ 318.89

Total $ (1,186.48) $ 7,516.21 $ 8,824.87 $ 18,078.93 $ 490.23

TOTAL 3rd Quarter

$ 33,723.76

Note: Numbers for Project Restore look like this because of a reclassification of the payroll expenses related to an outside

funding source.

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2016 Fourth Quarter Report To: Robert Bacon, Kris Olinger, Nancy Hedrick, Kari Mullikin, Jeanne Kojis, Bob Patterson, Ted Gathe, Rich McConaghy, Tanya Gray, Annette Griffy, Charles Ray, Rhonda Morgan, Dorie Sutton, Loretta Callahan, Hailey Heath, Brian Carlson From: Sunrise O’Mahoney, Executive Director The following summarizes the highlights of the Vancouver Watersheds October, November and December 2016

STAFF Sunrise O’Mahoney, Executive Director Bethany Wray, Program Coordinator Tom Dwyer, Program Coordinator

Stewardship

Event Location Attendees Hours Person

hrs Event value* Type

Trees planted

Adult Volunteers

Minor Volunters

MADD Leverich/Arnold Park 178 3 534 $14,706.36

tree planting

3500 shrubs 70 108

NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS NA Project title Total

Esther Short

Cigarette Receptacles

$1,715

Northwest 2017 FOT Tree Planting

$1,505

Shumway 2017 FOT Tree Planting

$1,219

Evergreen Shores

Cigarette Receptacles at Shorewood Complex

$2,000

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PROJECT RESTORE

STATUS: Properties Under Agreement 13 Properties in Maintenance Mode 8 Properties in Active Phase 3 Properties in Pending Phase 2 Full Outreach to begin on the above Potential Projects in early 2017 OTHER UPDATES

Have a working draft of the new Project Restore Brochure to more clearly show Landowner Options.

Continuing to revise Native and Invasive Plant Guide to be more landowner friendly.

Investigating the potential to restore two properties at the south end of Fisher Creek and two others on a small unnamed creek south of the junction of SE 164th and Hwy 14.

FILMS Films for 2017 were selected. The Film Series furthers our mission to educate the public about pressing environmental issues. It runs the fourth Tuesday of the month 6 - 8 PM, January – June. Free admission & pizza.

DONATIONS

FRED MEYER: Your supporters (16 households) who shopped at Fred Meyer between 10-1-2016 and 12-31-2016 (Cycle 2016, Qtr 4) have contributed to your $104.44 total donation. Individual Donations or In-Kind donations:

Organization Donation Value Date Event

Costco Gift Card $25 10/22/2016 MADD

Compass Coffee 1 Cambro coffee $102 10/22/2016 MADD

Seize the Bagel 5 doz Bagels + Cream Cheese $60 10/22/2016 MADD

Stewardship 2016

Date Event Location Attendees Hours Person hrs Event value* Type Trees

planted Other

18-Jan MLK Day Blandford Canyon 240 3 720 $19,828.80 ivy pull 80 yrds

3-Apr Beit Shalom Ivy Pull Blandford Canyon 9 3 27 $743.58 ivy pull 2 yrds

30-Apr Comcast Cares Ivy Pull David Douglas Park 47 4 188 $5,177.52 ivy pull 10 yrds

24-May HP Ivy Pull Dubois Park 27 3 81 $2,230.74 ivy pull 15 yrds

23-May Project Restore Outreach Burton Channel 2 2 4 $110.16 outreach

18-Jun Frenchman's Clean-up Frenchman's Bar 27 3 81 $2,230.74 litter clean-up

6 trash bags/2 recycling bags

20-Aug Beach Clean-up Wintler Park 9 2.5 22.5 $619.65 litter clean-up

10 bags of trash and recycling

22-Oct MADD Leverich/Arnold Park 178 3 534 $14,706.36

tree planting

3500 shrubs

0 $-

0 $-

0 $-

Total 539 1657.5 $45,647.55 0.00 0.00

Value $27.54 $45,647.55

http://www.independentsector.org/programs/research/volunteer_time.html

GRANTS 2016

Neighborhood Project title Total

Lincoln Restoring Lincoln Neighborhood's Tree Canopy $1,376

Burnt Bridge Creek Burnt Bridge Creek Neighborhood Tree Planting $1,325

Hough Friends of Trees Neighborhood Planting $1,431

Ogden Innovative Services - Planting Materials and Bark Mulch $1,500

Ogden Innovative Services - Plants and Planted Areas $1,500

Hough Backyard Fieldtrip - Alphabet Garden $2,000

North Garrison Heights of Northwood David Douglas Park Pet Waste $1,200

Airport Green Hearthwood Park Pet Wast $800

Cascade Highland Friends of Trees Neighborhood Planting $1,075

Lincoln 2017Friends of Trees Neighborhood Planting $1,500

Arnada &Esther Short Storm Drain Grant $4,000

Esther Short Cigarette Receptacles $1,715

Fisher's Creek/ Hiddenbrook Terrance Friends of Trees Neighborhood Planting $1,560

Northwest 2017 FOT Tree Planting $1,505 Shumway 2017 FOT Tree Planting $1,219

Evergreen Shores Cigarette Receptacles at Shorewood Complex $2,000

Refunds Hough 2015 Tree of Heaven Refund ($625)

Arnada Street Murals ($3,092)

Total Distributed $25,706

Total Refunded ($3,717)

Total Awarded $21,989

Total Funds Remaining $511

PROJECT RESTORE 2016 Location Agreement Signed Status

4419 NE Valley View Lane 9/8/16 Pending 2017/2018: First stage of prep & planting will begin spring/summer 2017 in sync with work on Julie Singmaster’s property

8904 NE Burton Rd. 3/11/16 Pending for 2016/2017:. Full restoration is not scheduled until 2017/2018 season

17811 SE 38th St.

Need to present agreement with planting/removal plan

24 Algona Drive 8/15/15 Active:Prep work mostly complete.

7401 NW 16th Ave. 9/7/15 Active: Summer/Fall 2016 round of prep work completed

4415 NE Valley View Lane 6/8/15 Active: First stage Prep & Planting complete for 2015/2016 season

3301 NE 98th Ave. 3/9/15 In maintenance:

3315 NE 98th Ave. 4/16/15 In maintenance:

3308 NE 98th Ave. 7/20/15 In maintenance:

35 Algona Dr. 7/13/15 In maintenance:

4215 E. 18th St. 7/23/15 In maintenance:

4505 E. 18th St. 10/28/13 In maintenance:

2504 Linda Lane 9/30/13 In maintenance:

2616 Linda Lane 8/8/14 In maintenance:

2016 IN KIND

Organization Donation Value Date Event

Costco Gift Card $50 1/11/16 MLK Day

Starbucks Coffee+ Cups $300 1/18/16 MLK Day

Trader Joe's Snack $150 1/16/16 MLK Day

Kaiser Permanente Snacks $60 1/18/16 MLK Day

Costco Gift Card $25 MADD

Compass Coffee 1 Cambro coffee $102 10/22/16 MADD

Seize the Bagel 5 doz Bagels + Cream Cheese $60 10/22/16 MADD

Total Value: $747

@ 2016MLK DAY...

• (360) 852-9189Sunrise@VancouverWatersheds.org

NOTE: We will be working on uneven ground, volunteers 13 and over only• Refreshments provided!• Sturdy shoes for uneven ground• Bring reusable water bottle, gloves• Minors bring waiver signed by parent/guardian• Tools and gloves provided

WE NEED YOU!

To sign up on website:VancouverWatersheds.org

Monday, January 18, 9AM - Noon

Ivy Pull & Restoration

Meet at:

SE corner MacArthur Blvd& Mill Plain Blvd

Help save the trees by removing ivy and other invasive plants.

5 205

14

Blanford Canyon

Area

Mill Plain Blvd

915 MacArthur Blvd Vancouver, WA 98661

Beit Shalom Ivy Pull

April 3, 2016

Blandford Canyon

8 volunteers

3 hours

4 piles of ivy pulled

Comcast Cares Day April 30, 2016 David Douglas Park 47 volunteers 4 hours 10 yards of ivy pulled

HP Ivy Pull May 24th, 2016 Dubois Park 27 volunteers 3 hours 13 yards of ivy pulled

Love Your Columbia Day August 20th, 2016 Wintler Park 9 volunteers 2.5 hours 4 bags of trash, 3 bags of recycling, 2 bags of glass

Special Thanks to

Compass Coffee,

Seize the Bagel,

and Costco

for your donations

which made this

event possible!

Make A Difference Day

October 22, 2016

In Partnership With

180 Volunteers

Planted 3,500

native shrubs

at Arnold Park